[embedded YouTube link; if you can’t view it, click here] This one’s for Scott. Make sure you watch through the end for a surprise. EDIT: YouTube pulled the video at EMI’s request; you can see the video here. Thanks to Scott for pointing this out in the comments. [via Brooklyn Vegan]
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Threesome: Vampire Love Songs
November 23, 2008Guest blogger Scott writes: Knowing the z=z audience, I have no doubt that you all rushed out to see Twilight opening night. Twice. And so, to tide you over until you head back mid-week for a third bite of undead Cedric Diggory, I offer a trio of vampire love songs. [debcha notes: The above is […]
Coverage: “Video Killed the Radio Star”
November 5, 2008Following up on the previous post, guest blogger Scott adds: As any trivia geek knows, MTV’s first aired video was Video Killed the Radio Star, by The Buggles. and he sent along three covers for your enjoyment. MP3: Erasure – Video Killed the Radio Star MP3: Ben Folds – Video Killed the Radio Star MP3: […]
Trampling on the shoulders of giants
November 5, 2008A dispatch from guest blogger Scott: With all the talk of the demise of the music industry, it’s easy to forget that this has all happened before. And, equally importantly, all not happened before. Television heralded the demise of the music industry, as did cassette recorders. And while they unquestionably changed the industry, they didn’t […]
Yet more on concert etiquette
October 21, 2008My Old Kentucky Blog just wrapped up a series entitled “The Ten Commandments Guidelines of Concert Behavior.” Reading it makes me realize that I’ve been exceptionally fortunate at concerts, as when I wrote my own version, I didn’t feel the need to include “Thou shalt not puke” or “Thou shalt not fart.” I also feel […]
Neophile: Max and the Marginalized
August 17, 2008Continuing with what I promise to be a short-lived political theme…I’m a little late coming to this, in several senses. I was introduced to Max and the Marginalized by frequent guest blogger Scott, who sent me an MP3 of “It’s Awkward When Bad People Die,” a song written in response to Jesse Helm‘s death. Max […]
Coverage: The National, “Mansion on the Hill”
April 12, 2008My friend Scott, who is an aficionado of cover songs, was kind enough to make me a mix CD, including a set of amusing and insightful annotations. I prevailed upon him to be a de facto z=z guest blogger and he graciously agreed; I’ll be posting some of the songs, together with his notes, over […]
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